The Halloween season is one of the most anticipated seasons of the year. Children look forward to this season just as they look forward to Christmas because it is fun. Aside from Halloween parties and ghost hunting sessions at night, one of the things that make Halloween exciting for children is the trick or treat. Trick or treat is a customary practice among children wherein they wear Halloween costumes and go from one home to another to ask for treats from home owners. In most countries, children knock and ask the question “trick or treat?” to the owner of the house as soon as he or she opens the door. If the owner of the house does not give the child any treat, then he does a trick to him by threatening to perform mischief. This custom has been practiced by children since the 1950s, especially in the United States. Children usually do this on the eve of Halloween, though in some municipalities, this practice in done on a different date. Today, the custom is performed to just any type of house within the neighborhood including condominiums, and candies are not the only treats given to kids. Here is a list of 10 trick or treat items that every kid would love to have for a Halloween treat:

10. Candies

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Though trick or treat bags today are filled with items other than candies, candies are still the most favorite treats of children during the Halloween season. This is the reason why Halloween is also known as the number one candy holiday. Especially in affluent neighborhoods, children bring huge bags as they hope to get lots of candies in their trick or treat. Every child loves candies and there is just no stopping them from craving for more. Nothing else can make them happier than seeing their trick or treat bags filled with candies during this time of the year.

9. Toothbrushes

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While candies cannot be missing in the list of trick or treat items for kids, they are the major reasons why many kids develop tooth decay at a very young age. Children’s fondness for eating candies is one of the reasons why candies are the major treat for kids during the Halloween season. These days, however, it has also become a trend for people to include toothbrushes in the trick or treat bags that they give out to kids because they are a perfect contrast to the insane amount of candies that they consume during the season. While no kid wants to get a toothbrush on Halloween, parents certainly love seeing a few of them in the trick or treat bags of their children.

8. Pamphlets of Abstinence

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Pamphlets of abstinence are among the best trick or treat items especially for trick or treaters who are already halfway to getting old. Receiving this kind of treat from the neighborhood is quite weird, but it helps. Some believe that giving out these pamphlets during the Halloween season will make trick or treat not just a fun activity for kids and teenagers but an educational experience as well. These pamphlets include some guidelines as to how the youth can preserve their chastity by abstaining from activities that lead to sexual impurity.

7. Unsharpened Pencils

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Unsharpened pencils are among the most common trick or treat items for kids today. Though the reason behind this trend is not clear, it is safe to assume that people give out unsharpened pencils during the Halloween season because they know that kids love drawing and scribbling. Most trick or treat bags today are never without non-food items such as unsharpened pencils. Aside from food items, children also love to see unsharpened pencils in their trick or treat bags because they know that they can use them in their art activities and that they last longer than candies.

6. Glow Sticks

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Children are amazed by just everything that glows. No wonder, during the Halloween season, among the many things that they look forward to receiving are glow sticks. These sticks are like toys to them which they can best play around with at night, when the lights are out. These days, glow sticks are commonly seen in concerts, waved by fans while watching their favorite artists perform. It is ideal to give out these items during the Halloween season because it is the time of the year when kids normally hunt for ghosts in cemeteries at night.

5. Small to Medium Sized Rubber Balls

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For kids, balls are everything. Children can get through an entire day just tossing and catching balls with their playmates from the neighborhood. When they see small to medium sized rubber balls in their trick or treat bags, children are like on cloud nine because they know that they have new toys to play with even after the Halloween season. People know how much kids love playing with balls, that is why aside from the typical trick or treat items such as candies and glow sticks, balls are now among the top items included in trick or treat bags for kids.

4. Plastic Finger Rings or Necklaces

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Children are easy to please, so they appreciate just about anything that they receive. During the Halloween season, it pleases them when they have something new to play with or wear, such as plastic finger rings or necklaces. These items are among the hottest items given to kids during trick or treats, and kids just love seeing them included in their bags, especially the colorful ones.

3. Mini Flash Lights

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The Halloween season is the season when children go to cemeteries and other haunted places at night to search for ghosts. Because of this, mini flash lights are now among the most common items given to kids during trick or treats. Mini flash lights that are just right to fit in trick or treat totes are ideal gifts for kids during the season. Just like glow sticks, they can use these flash lights in their night adventures.

2. Packs of Chips

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Aside from candies, chips are among the food items that children love to receive during the Halloween season. These small packs of chips can be placed in trick or treat bags along with candies and lollipops as treats which kids can enjoy as they spend the season with their friends.

1. Halloween Stickers

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Glow sticks and mini flash lights are nice treats for the Halloween season, but if you want to give children extra special treat, add some Halloween stickers in their trick or treat totes. Children love anything that glows and it does not matter to them whether the glowing items they receive are big or small, so long as they glow. They find Halloween stickers a fun treat because they can stick them on their personal items and see them glow in the dark.